Infectious Diseases category: 1139 books
by O. S. Miettinen
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2011
The book is organized so as to address in separate sections first the preparatory topics of medicine (clinical and epidemiological), science in general, and statistics (mathematical); then topics of epidemiological research proper; and, finally, topics of ‘meta-epidemiological’ clinical research....
Parasitology
An Integrated Approach
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
Parasitology: An Integrated Approach, provides a concise, student-friendly account of parasites and parasite relationships that is supported by case studies and suggestions for student projects. The book focuses strongly on parasite interactions with other pathogens and in particular parasite-HIV...
The Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty
Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2017
This book is structured in a way that guides the reader from prevention through to diagnosis and then treatment of infection following total knee arthroplasty, in each case providing state of the art information on available techniques and procedures. The section on the crucial preventive measures...
The Imaging of Tuberculosis
With Epidemiological, Pathological, and Clinical Correlation
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Once again, tuberculosis has become a serious threat worldwide to people of all socioeconomic levels. Early diagnosis is essential to allow satisfactory treatment and containment of this usually fatal infection. This profusely illustrated book documents the wide spectrum of tuberculosis encountered...
Umbrella Reviews
Evidence Synthesis with Overviews of Reviews and Meta-Epidemiologic Studies
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2016
This book is an ideal guide to umbrella reviews, overviews of reviews, and meta-epidemiologic studies for evidence synthesis. Research is conducted at different levels: primary research consists of original studies while secondary research comprises qualitative reviews, systematic reviews, and...
Survival Analysis
Models and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2012
Survival analysis concerns sequential occurrences of events governed by probabilistic laws. Recent decades have witnessed many applications of survival analysis in various disciplines. This book introduces both classic survival models and theories along with newly developed techniques. Readers will...
by
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2013
This book is a follow up to Social Capital and Health (2008), edited by Kawachi, Subramanian & Kim. Global Perspectives on Social Capital and Health provides a timely update on emerging topics in a fast-growing field, and features contributions from an outstanding international team of scholars,...
by Janet L. Peacock, Sally M. Kerry, Raymond R. Balise
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2017
As many medical and healthcare researchers have a love-hate relationship with statistics, the second edition of this practical reference book may make all the difference. Using practical examples, mainly from the authors' own research, the book explains how to make sense of statistics, turn statistical...
by Marcello Pagano, Kimberlee Gauvreau
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 19, 2018
This edition is a reprint of the second edition published in 2000 by Brooks/Cole and then Cengage Learning.
Principles of Biostatistics is aimed at students in the biological and health sciences who wish to learn modern research methods. It is based on a required course offered at the Harvard...
by Gerald van Belle, Kathleen F. Kerr
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2012
An accessible and practical approach to the design and analysis of experiments in the health sciences
Design and Analysis of Experiments in the Health Sciences provides a balanced presentation of design and analysis issues relating to data in the health sciences and emphasizes new research...
Epidemiology for Canadian Students
Principles, Methods and Critical Appraisal
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2015
Epidemiology for Canadian Students introduces students to the principles and methods of epidemiology and critical appraisal, all grounded within a Canadian context. This context is crucial--epidemiologic research in Canada most often uses data from Canadian registries, Canadian special purpose cohorts,...
Interpreting Epidemiologic Evidence
Connecting Research to Applications
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
Epidemiology, the so-called "science of public health," has undergone a boom in the last decade as public interest and engagement in population health has skyrocketed. While this boom has done much to spark advances in the technology of epidemiology, it has also made it harder for those who want to...
Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection
A handbook for field professionals
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2012
Essentials of Environmental Epidemiology for Health Protection guides front line public health practitioners through the decisions they are likely to face when dealing with environmental health problems. It does this by showing how to integrate relevant aspects of environmental science, communication...
by
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2017
Since its inception 14 years ago, CAPRISA has conducted numerous clinical studies that have influenced international TB-HIV treatment guidelines as well as HIV prevention through innovations in the microbicide and vaccine fields. This book provides a historical account of how each of CAPRISA’s high...